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2 In the tree view, navigate to the part to which to add custom data, and expand the part family
to show the storage types.
3 Select the storage type for the custom data parameter.
4 In the table view, right-click a cell, and then click Insert
➤
Column.
The software inserts a new custom data column to the left of the selected cell.
NOTE If you add a custom data column and then change your mind, click Edit menu
➤
Undo to
remove the custom data parameter.
5 Enter values for Name and Description, and select a value for Units, Data Type, and Visible to
define the attribute rows of the parameter.
6 Enter values for one or more value rows to define the custom data, depending on the storage
type of the parameter.
7 In the Catalog Editor, click . Alternatively, click File menu
➤
Save.
The software validates the new part and regenerates the catalog.
The software validates the part and regenerates the catalog.
Creating Part Catalogs in Catalog Editor
You can create custom part catalogs in Catalog Editor. Custom part catalogs can serve as company-specific
or project-specific catalogs. They can also be used to limit the number of available parts during part selection.
It is recommended that custom part catalogs be created by a CAD manager or other user who is experienced
with Catalog Editor.
To simplify catalog creation and to ensure that you create valid parts, create new parts by copying parts from
an existing catalog into your new catalog and then modifying the part data.
IMPORTANT To facilitate the process of upgrading to a new version of AutoCAD MEP, your custom catalogs
should contain all of your custom parts; do not add custom parts to the catalogs provided with the software.
When you upgrade, this allows you to easily move all of your custom catalog content as a whole to the catalog
folders for the new version (where new versions of the catalogs provided with the software are also located). You
can use both types of catalogs during layout if you specify multiple catalogs for a domain, as described in
Specifying
Part Catalogs and Style-Based Content Locations on page 70.
To create a catalog in Catalog Editor
1 If necessary, open the Catalog Editor .
2 In the Catalog Editor, click (New Catalog) on the toolbar. Alternatively, click File
menu
➤
New.
3 In the New Catalog dialog, define the new part catalog:
then… To define the…
select a domain for Domain Name. domain type of the catalog
enter a value for Catalog Name.
The catalog name you specify is the name of the Autodesk
product catalog (APC) file that you access through the MEP name of the catalog
Catalogs tab in the Options dialog when you load the
catalog into your drawing.
enter a value for Catalog Description. description of the catalog
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